diff --git a/docs/CONFIGURATION.md b/docs/CONFIGURATION.md
index ea69cca9c..55e39ab93 100644
--- a/docs/CONFIGURATION.md
+++ b/docs/CONFIGURATION.md
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ alertmanager:
       uri: string
       timeout: duration
       proxy: bool
+      tls:
+        ca: string
+        cert: string
+        key: string
 ```
 
 * `interval` - how often alerts should be refreshed, a string in
@@ -66,8 +70,20 @@ alertmanager:
 * `timeout` - timeout for requests send to this Alertmanager server, a string in
   [time.Duration](https://golang.org/pkg/time/#ParseDuration) format.
 * `proxy` - if enabled requests from user browsers to this Alertmanager will be
-  proxied via unsee. This applies to requests made when managing
-  silences via unsee (creating or expiring silences).
+  proxied via unsee. This applies to requests made when managing silences via
+  unsee (creating or expiring silences).
+* `tls:ca` - path to CA certificate used to establish TLS connection to this
+  Alertmanager instance (for URIs using `https://` scheme). If unset or empty
+  string is set then Go will try to find system CA certificates using well known
+  paths.
+* `tls:cert` - path to a TLS client certificate file to use when establishing
+  TLS connections to this Alertmanager instance if it requires a TLS client
+  authentication.
+  Note that this option requires `tls:key` to be also set.
+* `tls:key` - path to a TLS client key file to use when establishing
+  TLS connections to this Alertmanager instance if it requires a TLS client
+  authentication.
+  Note that this option requires `tls:cert` to be also set.
 
 Example with two production Alertmanager instances running in HA mode and a
 staging instance that is also proxied:
@@ -88,6 +104,14 @@ alertmanager:
       uri: https://alertmanager.staging.example.com
       timeout: 30s
       proxy: true
+      tls:
+        ca: /etc/ssl/staging-ca.crt
+    - name: protected
+      uri: https://alertmanager-auth.prod.example.com
+      timeout: 20s
+      tls:
+        cert: /etc/ssl/client.pem
+        key: /etc/ssl/client.key
 ```
 
 Defaults:
diff --git a/docs/example.yaml b/docs/example.yaml
index 043791adb..230fa9891 100644
--- a/docs/example.yaml
+++ b/docs/example.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ alertmanager:
       uri: http://localhost:9093
       timeout: 10s
       proxy: true
+    - name: client-auth
+      uri: https://localhost:9093
+      timeout: 10s
+      tls:
+        ca: /etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt
+        cert: /etc/unsee/client.pem
+        key: /etc/unsee/client.key
 annotations:
   default:
     hidden: false
diff --git a/internal/alertmanager/models.go b/internal/alertmanager/models.go
index 9bf41f6a6..7f3582cf0 100644
--- a/internal/alertmanager/models.go
+++ b/internal/alertmanager/models.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package alertmanager
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"path"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/mapper"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/models"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/transform"
-	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/transport"
+	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/uri"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -34,9 +35,12 @@ type Alertmanager struct {
 	RequestTimeout time.Duration `json:"timeout"`
 	Name           string        `json:"name"`
 	// whenever this instance should be proxied
-	ProxyRequests bool
-	// transport instances are specific to URI scheme we collect from
-	transport transport.Transport
+	ProxyRequests bool `json:"proxyRequests"`
+	// reader instances are specific to URI scheme we collect from
+	reader uri.Reader
+	// implements how we fetch requests from the Alertmanager, we don't set it
+	// by default so it's nil and http.DefaultTransport is used
+	HTTPTransport http.RoundTripper `json:"-"`
 	// lock protects data access while updating
 	lock sync.RWMutex
 	// fields for storing pulled data
@@ -53,20 +57,21 @@ func (am *Alertmanager) detectVersion() string {
 	// if everything fails assume Alertmanager is at latest possible version
 	defaultVersion := "999.0.0"
 
-	url, err := transport.JoinURL(am.URI, "api/v1/status")
+	url, err := uri.JoinURL(am.URI, "api/v1/status")
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("Failed to join url '%s' and path 'api/v1/status': %s", am.URI, err)
 		return defaultVersion
 	}
+
 	ver := alertmanagerVersion{}
 
 	// read raw body from the source
-	source, err := am.transport.Read(url)
-	defer source.Close()
+	source, err := am.reader.Read(url)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("[%s] %s request failed: %s", am.Name, url, err)
 		return defaultVersion
 	}
+	defer source.Close()
 
 	// decode body as JSON
 	err = json.NewDecoder(source).Decode(&ver)
@@ -113,12 +118,12 @@ func (am *Alertmanager) pullSilences(version string) error {
 
 	start := time.Now()
 	// read raw body from the source
-	source, err := am.transport.Read(url)
-	defer source.Close()
+	source, err := am.reader.Read(url)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("[%s] %s request failed: %s", am.Name, url, err)
 		return err
 	}
+	defer source.Close()
 
 	// decode body text
 	silences, err := mapper.Decode(source)
@@ -172,12 +177,12 @@ func (am *Alertmanager) pullAlerts(version string) error {
 
 	start := time.Now()
 	// read raw body from the source
-	source, err := am.transport.Read(url)
-	defer source.Close()
+	source, err := am.reader.Read(url)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("[%s] %s request failed: %s", am.Name, url, err)
 		return err
 	}
+	defer source.Close()
 
 	// decode body text
 	groups, err := mapper.Decode(source)
diff --git a/internal/alertmanager/tls.go b/internal/alertmanager/tls.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3cdf080f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/alertmanager/tls.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package alertmanager
+
+import (
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+func configureTLSRootCAs(tlsConfig *tls.Config, caPath string) error {
+	log.Debugf("Loading TLS CA cert '%s'", caPath)
+	caCert, err := ioutil.ReadFile(caPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	caCertPool := x509.NewCertPool()
+	caCertPool.AppendCertsFromPEM(caCert)
+	tlsConfig.RootCAs = caCertPool
+	return nil
+}
+
+func configureTLSClientCert(tlsConfig *tls.Config, certPath, keyPath string) error {
+	log.Debugf("Loading TLS cert '%s' and key '%s'", certPath, keyPath)
+	cert, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(certPath, keyPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Debugf("Failed to load TLS cert and key: %s", err)
+		return err
+	}
+	tlsConfig.Certificates = []tls.Certificate{cert}
+	tlsConfig.BuildNameToCertificate()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func NewHTTTPTransport(caPath, certPath, keyPath string) (http.RoundTripper, error) {
+	tlsConfig := &tls.Config{}
+
+	if caPath != "" {
+		err := configureTLSRootCAs(tlsConfig, caPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	if certPath != "" {
+		err := configureTLSClientCert(tlsConfig, certPath, keyPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	transport := http.Transport{TLSClientConfig: tlsConfig}
+	return &transport, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/alertmanager/upstream.go b/internal/alertmanager/upstream.go
index a67018811..1da5b0def 100644
--- a/internal/alertmanager/upstream.go
+++ b/internal/alertmanager/upstream.go
@@ -2,26 +2,27 @@ package alertmanager
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/models"
-	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/transport"
+	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/uri"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 // Option allows to pass functional options to NewAlertmanager()
-type Option func(am *Alertmanager)
+type Option func(am *Alertmanager) error
 
 var (
 	upstreams = map[string]*Alertmanager{}
 )
 
 // NewAlertmanager creates a new Alertmanager instance
-func NewAlertmanager(name, uri string, opts ...Option) (*Alertmanager, error) {
+func NewAlertmanager(name, upstreamURI string, opts ...Option) (*Alertmanager, error) {
 	am := &Alertmanager{
-		URI:            uri,
+		URI:            upstreamURI,
 		RequestTimeout: time.Second * 10,
 		Name:           name,
 		lock:           sync.RWMutex{},
@@ -38,11 +39,14 @@ func NewAlertmanager(name, uri string, opts ...Option) (*Alertmanager, error) {
 	}
 
 	for _, opt := range opts {
-		opt(am)
+		err := opt(am)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	var err error
-	am.transport, err = transport.NewTransport(am.URI, am.RequestTimeout)
+	am.reader, err = uri.NewReader(am.URI, am.RequestTimeout, am.HTTPTransport)
 	if err != nil {
 		return am, err
 	}
@@ -89,15 +93,26 @@ func GetAlertmanagerByName(name string) *Alertmanager {
 // WithProxy option can be passed to NewAlertmanager in order to enable request
 // proxying for unsee clients
 func WithProxy(proxied bool) Option {
-	return func(am *Alertmanager) {
+	return func(am *Alertmanager) error {
 		am.ProxyRequests = proxied
+		return nil
 	}
 }
 
 // WithRequestTimeout option can be passed to NewAlertmanager in order to set
 // a custom timeout for Alertmanager upstream requests
 func WithRequestTimeout(timeout time.Duration) Option {
-	return func(am *Alertmanager) {
+	return func(am *Alertmanager) error {
 		am.RequestTimeout = timeout
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// WithHTTPTransport option can be passed to NewAlertmanager in order to set
+// a custom HTTP transport (http.RoundTripper implementation)
+func WithHTTPTransport(httpTransport http.RoundTripper) Option {
+	return func(am *Alertmanager) error {
+		am.HTTPTransport = httpTransport
+		return nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/alertmanager/version.go b/internal/alertmanager/version.go
index 0fd021d68..b001493e0 100644
--- a/internal/alertmanager/version.go
+++ b/internal/alertmanager/version.go
@@ -1,14 +1,5 @@
 package alertmanager
 
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/transport"
-
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-)
-
 // AlertmanagerVersion is what api/v1/status returns, we only use it to check
 // version, so we skip all other keys (except for status)
 type alertmanagerVersion struct {
@@ -19,42 +10,3 @@ type alertmanagerVersion struct {
 		} `json:"versionInfo"`
 	} `json:"data"`
 }
-
-// GetVersion returns version information of the remote Alertmanager endpoint
-func GetVersion(uri string, timeout time.Duration) string {
-	// if everything fails assume Alertmanager is at latest possible version
-	defaultVersion := "999.0.0"
-
-	url, err := transport.JoinURL(uri, "api/v1/status")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("Failed to join url '%s' and path 'api/v1/status': %s", uri, err.Error())
-		return defaultVersion
-	}
-	ver := alertmanagerVersion{}
-
-	t, err := transport.NewTransport(uri, timeout)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("Unable to get the version information from %s", url)
-		return defaultVersion
-	}
-
-	source, err := t.Read(url)
-	err = json.NewDecoder(source).Decode(&ver)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("%s request failed: %s", url, err.Error())
-		return defaultVersion
-	}
-
-	if ver.Status != "success" {
-		log.Errorf("Request to %s returned status %s", url, ver.Status)
-		return defaultVersion
-	}
-
-	if ver.Data.VersionInfo.Version == "" {
-		log.Error("No version information in Alertmanager API")
-		return defaultVersion
-	}
-
-	log.Infof("Remote Alertmanager version: %s", ver.Data.VersionInfo.Version)
-	return ver.Data.VersionInfo.Version
-}
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index ec19231b9..268b3e7c7 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ func (config *configSchema) LogValues() {
 			Name:    s.Name,
 			URI:     hideURLPassword(s.URI),
 			Timeout: s.Timeout,
+			TLS:     s.TLS,
 		}
 		servers = append(servers, server)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/config/config_test.go b/internal/config/config_test.go
index 32e06c37b..dc167385e 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_test.go
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ func testReadConfig(t *testing.T) {
     uri: http://localhost
     timeout: 40s
     proxy: false
+    tls:
+      ca: ""
+      cert: ""
+      key: ""
 annotations:
   default:
     hidden: true
diff --git a/internal/config/models.go b/internal/config/models.go
index cee46e9bc..32d663af1 100644
--- a/internal/config/models.go
+++ b/internal/config/models.go
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ type alertmanagerConfig struct {
 	URI     string
 	Timeout time.Duration
 	Proxy   bool
+	TLS     struct {
+		CA   string
+		Cert string
+		Key  string
+	}
 }
 
 type jiraRule struct {
diff --git a/internal/mapper/v04/alerts.go b/internal/mapper/v04/alerts.go
index becbffa37..efb09d62f 100644
--- a/internal/mapper/v04/alerts.go
+++ b/internal/mapper/v04/alerts.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/blang/semver"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/mapper"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/models"
-	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/transport"
+	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/uri"
 )
 
 type alert struct {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ type AlertMapper struct {
 
 // AbsoluteURL for alerts API endpoint this mapper supports
 func (m AlertMapper) AbsoluteURL(baseURI string) (string, error) {
-	return transport.JoinURL(baseURI, "api/v1/alerts/groups")
+	return uri.JoinURL(baseURI, "api/v1/alerts/groups")
 }
 
 // IsSupported returns true if given version string is supported
diff --git a/internal/mapper/v04/silences.go b/internal/mapper/v04/silences.go
index 0362ba4cf..1f8489e7c 100644
--- a/internal/mapper/v04/silences.go
+++ b/internal/mapper/v04/silences.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/blang/semver"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/mapper"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/models"
-	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/transport"
+	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/uri"
 )
 
 // Alertmanager 0.4 silence format
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ type SilenceMapper struct {
 
 // AbsoluteURL for silences API endpoint this mapper supports
 func (m SilenceMapper) AbsoluteURL(baseURI string) (string, error) {
-	return transport.JoinURL(baseURI, "api/v1/silences")
+	return uri.JoinURL(baseURI, "api/v1/silences")
 }
 
 // IsSupported returns true if given version string is supported
diff --git a/internal/mapper/v05/alerts.go b/internal/mapper/v05/alerts.go
index efc1b1f06..20283cff4 100644
--- a/internal/mapper/v05/alerts.go
+++ b/internal/mapper/v05/alerts.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/blang/semver"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/mapper"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/models"
-	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/transport"
+	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/uri"
 )
 
 type alert struct {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ type AlertMapper struct {
 
 // AbsoluteURL for alerts API endpoint this mapper supports
 func (m AlertMapper) AbsoluteURL(baseURI string) (string, error) {
-	return transport.JoinURL(baseURI, "api/v1/alerts/groups")
+	return uri.JoinURL(baseURI, "api/v1/alerts/groups")
 }
 
 // IsSupported returns true if given version string is supported
diff --git a/internal/mapper/v05/silences.go b/internal/mapper/v05/silences.go
index eeac798d8..0740df418 100644
--- a/internal/mapper/v05/silences.go
+++ b/internal/mapper/v05/silences.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/blang/semver"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/mapper"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/models"
-	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/transport"
+	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/uri"
 )
 
 type silence struct {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ type SilenceMapper struct {
 
 // AbsoluteURL for silences API endpoint this mapper supports
 func (m SilenceMapper) AbsoluteURL(baseURI string) (string, error) {
-	return transport.JoinURL(baseURI, "api/v1/silences")
+	return uri.JoinURL(baseURI, "api/v1/silences")
 }
 
 // IsSupported returns true if given version string is supported
diff --git a/internal/mapper/v061/alerts.go b/internal/mapper/v061/alerts.go
index 799759603..c2ff0fa18 100644
--- a/internal/mapper/v061/alerts.go
+++ b/internal/mapper/v061/alerts.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/blang/semver"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/mapper"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/models"
-	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/transport"
+	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/uri"
 )
 
 type alert struct {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ type AlertMapper struct {
 
 // AbsoluteURL for alerts API endpoint this mapper supports
 func (m AlertMapper) AbsoluteURL(baseURI string) (string, error) {
-	return transport.JoinURL(baseURI, "api/v1/alerts/groups")
+	return uri.JoinURL(baseURI, "api/v1/alerts/groups")
 }
 
 // IsSupported returns true if given version string is supported
diff --git a/internal/mapper/v062/alerts.go b/internal/mapper/v062/alerts.go
index 4d9ba687a..b72f2f5ae 100644
--- a/internal/mapper/v062/alerts.go
+++ b/internal/mapper/v062/alerts.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/blang/semver"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/mapper"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/models"
-	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/transport"
+	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/uri"
 )
 
 type alertStatus struct {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ type AlertMapper struct {
 
 // AbsoluteURL for alerts API endpoint this mapper supports
 func (m AlertMapper) AbsoluteURL(baseURI string) (string, error) {
-	return transport.JoinURL(baseURI, "api/v1/alerts/groups")
+	return uri.JoinURL(baseURI, "api/v1/alerts/groups")
 }
 
 // IsSupported returns true if given version string is supported
diff --git a/internal/transport/transport.go b/internal/transport/transport.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e57d4aa55..000000000
--- a/internal/transport/transport.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-package transport
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"net/http"
-	"net/url"
-	"time"
-)
-
-// Transport reads from a specific URI schema
-type Transport interface {
-	Read(string) (io.ReadCloser, error)
-}
-
-// NewTransport creates an instance of Transport that can handle URI schema
-// for the passed uri string
-func NewTransport(uri string, timeout time.Duration) (Transport, error) {
-	u, err := url.Parse(uri)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	switch u.Scheme {
-	case "http", "https":
-		return &HTTPTransport{client: http.Client{Timeout: timeout}}, nil
-	case "file":
-		return &FileTransport{}, nil
-	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unsupported URI scheme '%s' in '%s'", u.Scheme, u)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/internal/transport/transport_test.go b/internal/transport/transport_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 981673f1a..000000000
--- a/internal/transport/transport_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-package transport_test
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/mock"
-	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/transport"
-
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	httpmock "gopkg.in/jarcoal/httpmock.v1"
-)
-
-type transportTest struct {
-	uri     string
-	timeout time.Duration
-	failed  bool
-}
-
-var transportTests = []transportTest{
-	transportTest{
-		uri: "http://localhost/status",
-	},
-	transportTest{
-		uri:    "http://localhost/404",
-		failed: true,
-	},
-	transportTest{
-		uri:    "http://localhost/invalid",
-		failed: true,
-	},
-	transportTest{
-		uri: "https://localhost/status",
-	},
-	transportTest{
-		uri:    "https://localhost/404",
-		failed: true,
-	},
-	transportTest{
-		uri:    "https://localhost/invalid",
-		failed: true,
-	},
-	transportTest{
-		uri: fmt.Sprintf("file://%s", mock.GetAbsoluteMockPath("status", mock.ListAllMocks()[0])),
-	},
-	transportTest{
-		uri:    "file:///non-existing-file.abcdef",
-		failed: true,
-	},
-	transportTest{
-		uri:    "file://transport.go",
-		failed: true,
-	},
-}
-
-type mockStatus struct {
-	status  string
-	integer int
-	yes     bool
-	no      bool
-}
-
-func TestTransport(t *testing.T) {
-	log.SetLevel(log.FatalLevel)
-	httpmock.Activate()
-	defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
-	mockJSON := `{
-			"response": "success",
-			"integer": 123,
-			"yes": true,
-			"no": false
-		}`
-	httpmock.RegisterResponder("GET", "http://localhost/status", httpmock.NewStringResponder(200, mockJSON))
-	httpmock.RegisterResponder("GET", "http://localhost/404", httpmock.NewStringResponder(404, "404"))
-	httpmock.RegisterResponder("GET", "http://localhost/invalid", httpmock.NewStringResponder(200, "bad json}{}"))
-	httpmock.RegisterResponder("GET", "https://localhost/status", httpmock.NewStringResponder(200, mockJSON))
-	httpmock.RegisterResponder("GET", "https://localhost/404", httpmock.NewStringResponder(404, "404"))
-	httpmock.RegisterResponder("GET", "https://localhost/invalid", httpmock.NewStringResponder(200, "bad json}{}"))
-
-	for _, testCase := range transportTests {
-		tr, err := transport.NewTransport(testCase.uri, testCase.timeout)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Error(err)
-		}
-
-		source, err := tr.Read(testCase.uri)
-		if err != nil {
-			if !testCase.failed {
-				t.Errorf("[%s] transport Read() failed with: %s", testCase.uri, err)
-			}
-			continue
-		}
-
-		r := mockStatus{}
-		err = json.NewDecoder(source).Decode(&r)
-		source.Close()
-
-		if (err != nil) != testCase.failed {
-			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected failure: %v, Read() failed: %v, error: %s", testCase.uri, testCase.failed, (err != nil), err)
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/internal/transport/file.go b/internal/uri/file.go
similarity index 73%
rename from internal/transport/file.go
rename to internal/uri/file.go
index 6850be4dc..aef474773 100644
--- a/internal/transport/file.go
+++ b/internal/uri/file.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package transport
+package uri
 
 import (
 	"io"
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ func (fr *fileReader) Close() error {
 	return fr.fd.Close()
 }
 
-// FileTransport can read data from file:// URIs
-type FileTransport struct {
+// FileURIReader can read data from file:// URIs
+type FileURIReader struct {
 }
 
-func (t *FileTransport) pathFromURI(uri string) (string, error) {
+func (r *FileURIReader) pathFromURI(uri string) (string, error) {
 	u, err := url.Parse(uri)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -45,14 +45,17 @@ func (t *FileTransport) pathFromURI(uri string) (string, error) {
 	return absolutePath, nil
 }
 
-func (t *FileTransport) Read(uri string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	filename, err := t.pathFromURI(uri)
+func (r *FileURIReader) Read(uri string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	filename, err := r.pathFromURI(uri)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	log.Infof("Reading file '%s'", filename)
 	fd, err := os.Open(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	fr := fileReader{fd: fd}
-	return &fr, err
+	return &fr, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/transport/http.go b/internal/uri/http.go
similarity index 72%
rename from internal/transport/http.go
rename to internal/uri/http.go
index a30fa7fca..a4ced4fc0 100644
--- a/internal/transport/http.go
+++ b/internal/uri/http.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package transport
+package uri
 
 import (
 	"compress/gzip"
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-// HTTPTransport can read data from http:// and https:// URIs
-type HTTPTransport struct {
+// HTTPURIReader can read data from http:// and https:// URIs
+type HTTPURIReader struct {
 	client http.Client
 }
 
-func (t *HTTPTransport) Read(uri string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	log.Infof("GET %s timeout=%s", uri, t.client.Timeout)
+func (r *HTTPURIReader) Read(uri string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	log.Infof("GET %s timeout=%s", uri, r.client.Timeout)
 
 	request, err := http.NewRequest("GET", uri, nil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (t *HTTPTransport) Read(uri string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 	}
 	request.Header.Add("Accept-Encoding", "gzip")
 
-	resp, err := t.client.Do(request)
+	resp, err := r.client.Do(request)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/uri/uri.go b/internal/uri/uri.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c0217e6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/uri/uri.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package uri
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Reader reads from a specific URI schema
+type Reader interface {
+	Read(string) (io.ReadCloser, error)
+}
+
+// NewReader creates an instance of URIReader that can handle URI schema
+// for the passed uri string
+func NewReader(uri string, timeout time.Duration, clientTransport http.RoundTripper) (Reader, error) {
+	u, err := url.Parse(uri)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	switch u.Scheme {
+	case "http", "https":
+		client := http.Client{
+			Timeout:   timeout,
+			Transport: clientTransport,
+		}
+		return &HTTPURIReader{client: client}, nil
+	case "file":
+		return &FileURIReader{}, nil
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unsupported URI scheme '%s' in '%s'", u.Scheme, u)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/uri/uri_test.go b/internal/uri/uri_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e8dfea7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/uri/uri_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+package uri_test
+
+import (
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/mock"
+	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/uri"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+func getFileSize(path string) int64 {
+	file, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	fi, err := file.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	return fi.Size()
+}
+
+type httpTransportTest struct {
+	timeout   time.Duration
+	useTLS    bool
+	tlsConfig *tls.Config
+	failed    bool
+}
+
+var httpTransportTests = []httpTransportTest{
+	{
+	// plain HTTP request, should work
+	},
+	{
+		// just enable TLS, will use proper RootCA certs so it should work
+		useTLS: true,
+	},
+	{
+		// use empty RootCA pool so we fail on verifying server certificate
+		useTLS:    true,
+		tlsConfig: &tls.Config{RootCAs: x509.NewCertPool()},
+		failed:    true,
+	},
+}
+
+type fileTransportTest struct {
+	uri     string
+	failed  bool
+	timeout time.Duration
+	size    int64
+}
+
+var fileTransportTests = []fileTransportTest{
+	fileTransportTest{
+		uri:  fmt.Sprintf("file://%s", mock.GetAbsoluteMockPath("status", mock.ListAllMocks()[0])),
+		size: getFileSize(mock.GetAbsoluteMockPath("status", mock.ListAllMocks()[0])),
+	},
+	fileTransportTest{
+		uri:    "file:///non-existing-file.abcdef",
+		failed: true,
+	},
+	fileTransportTest{
+		uri:    "file://uri.go",
+		size:   getFileSize("uri.go"),
+		failed: true,
+	},
+}
+
+func readAll(source io.ReadCloser) int64 {
+	var readSize int64
+	b := make([]byte, 512)
+	for {
+		got, err := source.Read(b)
+		readSize += int64(got)
+		if err == io.EOF {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	return readSize
+}
+
+func TestHTTPReader(t *testing.T) {
+	log.SetLevel(log.FatalLevel)
+
+	responseBody := "1234"
+	handler := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, responseBody)
+	}
+	plainTS := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(handler))
+	defer plainTS.Close()
+
+	tlsTS := httptest.NewTLSServer(http.HandlerFunc(handler))
+
+	defer tlsTS.Close()
+	caPool := x509.NewCertPool()
+	caPool.AddCert(tlsTS.Certificate())
+
+	for _, testCase := range httpTransportTests {
+		var amURI string
+		if testCase.useTLS {
+			amURI = tlsTS.URL
+		} else {
+			amURI = plainTS.URL
+		}
+
+		tlsConfig := testCase.tlsConfig
+		if tlsConfig == nil {
+			tlsConfig = &tls.Config{RootCAs: caPool}
+		}
+
+		transp, err := uri.NewReader(amURI, testCase.timeout, &http.Transport{TLSClientConfig: tlsConfig})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("[%v] failed to create new HTTP transport: %s", testCase, err)
+		}
+
+		source, err := transp.Read(amURI)
+		if err != nil {
+			if !testCase.failed {
+				t.Errorf("[%v] unexpected failure while creating reader: %s", testCase, err)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		got := readAll(source)
+		source.Close()
+
+		if got != int64(len(responseBody)+1) {
+			t.Errorf("[%v] Wrong respone size, got %d, expected %d", testCase, got, len(responseBody))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFileReader(t *testing.T) {
+	//log.SetLevel(log.FatalLevel)
+	for _, testCase := range fileTransportTests {
+		transp, err := uri.NewReader(testCase.uri, testCase.timeout, &http.Transport{})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("[%v] failed to create new transport: %s", testCase, err)
+		}
+
+		source, err := transp.Read(testCase.uri)
+		if err != nil {
+			if !testCase.failed {
+				t.Errorf("[%v] unexpected failure while creating reader: %s", testCase, err)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		got := readAll(source)
+		source.Close()
+
+		if got != testCase.size {
+			t.Errorf("[%v] Wrong respone size, got %d, expected %d", testCase, got, testCase.size)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/transport/urls.go b/internal/uri/urls.go
similarity index 95%
rename from internal/transport/urls.go
rename to internal/uri/urls.go
index 374e746ba..b9f0b416d 100644
--- a/internal/transport/urls.go
+++ b/internal/uri/urls.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package transport
+package uri
 
 import (
 	"net/url"
diff --git a/internal/transport/urls_test.go b/internal/uri/urls_test.go
similarity index 85%
rename from internal/transport/urls_test.go
rename to internal/uri/urls_test.go
index 9e3c715ed..9e7f97636 100644
--- a/internal/transport/urls_test.go
+++ b/internal/uri/urls_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-package transport_test
+package uri_test
 
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/transport"
+	"github.com/cloudflare/unsee/internal/uri"
 )
 
 type joinURLTest struct {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var joinURLTests = []joinURLTest{
 
 func TestJoinURL(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, testCase := range joinURLTests {
-		url, err := transport.JoinURL(testCase.base, testCase.sub)
+		url, err := uri.JoinURL(testCase.base, testCase.sub)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("joinURL(%v, %v) failed: %s", testCase.base, testCase.sub, err.Error())
 		}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 50f8fc2ce..1c21a107d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"html/template"
+	"net/http"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -60,7 +61,24 @@ func setupRouter(router *gin.Engine) {
 
 func setupUpstreams() {
 	for _, s := range config.Config.Alertmanager.Servers {
-		am, err := alertmanager.NewAlertmanager(s.Name, s.URI, alertmanager.WithRequestTimeout(s.Timeout), alertmanager.WithProxy(s.Proxy))
+
+		var httpTransport http.RoundTripper
+		var err error
+		// if either TLS root CA or client cert is configured then initialize custom transport where we have this setup
+		if s.TLS.CA != "" || s.TLS.Cert != "" {
+			httpTransport, err = alertmanager.NewHTTTPTransport(s.TLS.CA, s.TLS.Cert, s.TLS.Key)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("Failed to create HTTP transport for Alertmanager '%s' with URI '%s': %s", s.Name, s.URI, err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		am, err := alertmanager.NewAlertmanager(
+			s.Name,
+			s.URI,
+			alertmanager.WithRequestTimeout(s.Timeout),
+			alertmanager.WithProxy(s.Proxy),
+			alertmanager.WithHTTPTransport(httpTransport), // we will pass a nil unless TLS.CA or TLS.Cert is set
+		)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Failed to create Alertmanager '%s' with URI '%s': %s", s.Name, s.URI, err)
 		}
diff --git a/proxy.go b/proxy.go
index e11f83d3d..a8e26d93f 100644
--- a/proxy.go
+++ b/proxy.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func NewAlertmanagerProxy(alertmanager *alertmanager.Alertmanager) (*httputil.Re
 			req.Header.Del("Accept-Encoding")
 			log.Debugf("[%s] Proxy request for %s", alertmanager.Name, req.URL.Path)
 		},
+		Transport: alertmanager.HTTPTransport,
 		ModifyResponse: func(resp *http.Response) error {
 			// drop Content-Length header from upstream responses, gzip middleware
 			// will compress those and that could cause a mismatch